Shrunken Head
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- Shrunken Heads: "No underage wizards allowed in today! Shut the damn door!"
- Hermione: "So rude."
- Ron: "Thick heads."
- — Hermione and Ron to the talking Shrunken Heads guarding Three Broomsticks Inn in 1993.[src]
In the Muggle world, a shrunken head is a Human head that has been originally used for ritual or trade and served as decoration for some ethnic groups, while in the wizarding world, they have the ability to talk, one in particular serving as a guide on the Knight Bus. Others have been used as simple decoration in places such as Madam Rosmerta's Three Broomsticks Inn. Some have a Jamaican-Southern American accent.
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[edit] History
[edit] 1992
Harry Potter noticed some shrunken heads on display in Borgin and Burkes while lost in Knockturn Alley.
[edit] 1993-1994
- Harry Potter encountered an animated shrunken head when travelling on the Knight Bus from Little Whinging to the Leaky Cauldron in London.
- Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were prevented from entering the Three Broomsticks Inn by three shrunken heads.
[edit] 1995
When Harry Potter was brought to 12 Grimmauld Place, Mrs. Weasley assisted him to Ron and Hermione's room upstairs. While they were passing along the dark staircase, Harry saw a row of shrunken heads mounted on plaques on the wall. After a closer look, he noticed that the heads belonged to house-elves. Harry later discovered that beheading old house-elves and mounting their heads on display was something of a tradition in the Black family.[1]
[edit] 1996
- Hermione once mentioned that Vincent Crabbe had a shrunken head which was confiscated by Argus Filch on the pretext of it being a Dark object.[2]
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The talking shrunken heads were additional characters for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, never appearing in the Harry Potter books nor in previous or subsequent film adaptations. J. K. Rowling was particularly fond of the idea of talking, comical shrunken heads stating, "I wish I'd thought of that" in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD Special Feature: Interview with J. K. Rowling and Alfonso Cuarón.
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
[edit] Notes and references
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